The 2009-10 season has come to a close for the Atlanta Thrashers, as the team fell 4 points shy of the 8th and final Eastern Conference playoff berth. The Thrashers finished 10th overall in the Eastern Conference and 23rd overall in the league. They will hold the 8th draft selection in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft.
What went right? What went wrong?
The Thrashers started off the year on fire. Despit...

This year, it was more important than ever for the Montreal Canadiens to make the playoffs. That statement has nothing to do with winning, or making money or anything like that. That comment is purely based on the player evaluation that occurs with playoff hockey. You find out a lot about your organization when the stakes are raised and every shift is a do or die situation.
Over the next year, ...

Last Year was the Best Off-Season in Fifteen Years…Let's Have Another!
The Cincinnati Bengals have a checkered history when it comes to using an off season to better the team. Last year however, the loyal fans were often found talking to themselves and the phrase that rang out time after time was “that was a good move.” The club looks forward to the NFL Draft and everyone involved...

In the offseason, your GM went out and changed this team completely. He brought in more than 10 guys since July 1, and everyone questioned if this team would have enough chemistry to compete.
Everyone questioned if the impact forwards that were acquired were too small.
Everyone questioned if the defensemen that were brought in were too old and too slow.
Everyone questioned if it was smart to ha...

If you're tuning in this afternoon hoping to see Rod Brind'amours last NHL game, you may have already missed it. Rod has an apparent groin injury and will not play today in Boston.
But if you're tuning in to see one heck of a hockey game, you came to the right place. The 2011 NHL All-Star Game hosts, The Carolina Hurricanes, are playing some of the best, wide open hockey of the season. Led ...

What the heck!!! Ok I'm going to need my heart medicine for the rest of the season because the Jazz are going to give me a heart attack! I can't take all this up and down up and down up and down up and down up and down.
Before the Houston game last night Utah was entrenched in the number two hole in the west, focused on capturing homecourt throughout the playoffs, well at least til the confe...

The Hurricanes might be out of the playoffs, but an 8-5 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning always feels satisfying.
Eric Staal, Rod Brind'amour and Drayson Bowman each scored two goals while Jussi Jokinen and Chad Larose had a goal apiece to give the Canes their highest scoring game of the season. The two goals were Drayson Bowman's first of his career, and Rod Brind'amour finally managed h...

The Blues have a total of 85 points with four games remaining in the 2009-2010 season. The maximum amount of points they can achieve is 93. Can the western conference playoff picture be reached with only 93 points? With games remaining against Columbus, Anaheim, Nashville, and Chicago, it’s looking more and more like an emphatic “no”. Even if the Blues tie Colorado for the 8th spot, they ...

The Montreal Canadiens came into Philadelphia desperately seeking 2 points and they left Philadelphia with 2 points. How they accomplished that was a completely different story. The first period had the makings of a great hockey game. The shots were 9-8 in favor of the Flyers, there were 25 hits and some good goaltending on both sides. Montreal led 1-0 after 1 on a goal by Tomas Plekanec, who e...

In the beginning, it appears as if it will be of tremendous quality and viewers will be in for some great entertainment; but in the end there is no substance and a clear lack of effort.
Good luck to the Canadiens this weekend; their playoff fate will be decided after their upcoming back to back against Philly and Buffalo. Let's hope for the best, although for what it's worth I still believe the...

All Blues
As we sit right now, the Blues are six points out of a playoff spot and have a game at hand on 8th place Colorado. Had the Blues split the series with Colorado (they were swept with all four games lost in regulation), they would have 87 points and be sitting in 8th place. The margin for error has become so small that it’s not only going to take yet another late season miracle run li...